Open Source Software as Digital Platforms to Innovate

MAASTRICHT & ONLINE: Our UNU-MERIT Seminar Series team is pleased to announce our upcoming research seminar featuring Dr. Sergio Gabiel Petralia, an Assistant Professor, Faculty of Geosciences at Utrecht University, The Netherlands.

Insights from Landscape Approaches to Foster Sustainable Practices across Actors and Priorities to Enhance Socio-Ecological Resilience in the Ocean

ONLINE: This side event of the 2025 UN Ocean Conference will discuss how landscape approaches can achieve sustainability goals in seascapes.

PhD Defence: Trapped in Poverty: Persistent Poverty in the Context of Global Crises

PhD defence Teresa Janz

Tackling Social Bias against the Poor: A Dataset and Taxonomy on Aporophobia

New Study Explores How Social Media Reflects Bias Against People Living in Poverty.

Parched and Imperiled: Gaza’s Deteriorating Water Security in the Wake of the October 2023 Aggression

Policy Brief | Health Online Services in Portugal

Health Online Services in Portugal policy brief analyzes 2019-2023 HOSPI data, finding strong tech but weak online patient services.

Art and Science: Towards a New Framework

On 22 May 2025, UNU will host a conversation with Dr. Nobuhiro Hayashi, Vice President for International Strategy and Engagement at the Institute of Science Tokyo.

UNU Macau Welcomes Professor Benjamin Rosman as Keynote Speaker at the UNU Macau AI Conference 2025

Meet our speakers of the UNU Macau AI Conference 2025: “AI for Humanity: Building an Equitable Digital Future."

2025 Peacebuilding Fund Thematic Review on Youth, Peace and Security

Exploring programmatic best practices and lessons learned on youth participation in peacebuilding.

From Crisis to Action: The Imperative of Climate Hope

Book review of: “The Hard Work of Hope: Climate Change in the Age of Trump” By Jon O’Riordan and Robert William Sandford